Mainland Europe 2023
In 2023 we continued our quest to make up what we lost when the pandemic broke in 2020. Little did I know COVID would play a sizeable role in my experience this year too, but more on that a little …
Travel
From late 2019 onward, travel should be a much bigger part of our life. That stuff will go here.
Edinburgh & Aviemore
It was about two and a half years coming, but we finally got back a little of what COVID stole from us in 2020. This post covers six nights in Scotland, after stops in London and York, in early August 2022. …
Cambridge & York
It was about two and a half years coming, but we finally got back a little of what COVID stole from us in 2020. This post covers a day trip we took to Cambridge from London, and two nights in York …
2020: the bad, the worse and the ugly
Reviewing accomplishments for 2020 would be somewhat pointless. In a year defined by a global viral pandemic, when doomscrolling became a thing, celebratory moments were few and far between. However, it was a year like no other, opening with the …
Bali Travel Refugees
Much like our surprise week in Perth, we didn’t expect to go to Bali, or Indonesia at all, on this trip. What we experienced we loved, even if it ended up too brief and far too stressful. Before I get …
Perth & Rottnest Island
Not originally on our itinerary, we ended up in Perth for a week when we began to change our travel plans due to COVID-19. It’s a really nice place, and was much lower key and warmer than Sydney or Melbourne. …
Phillip Island, Great Ocean Road & The Grampians
After a week in Melbourne, this four day road trip was the sixth leg of our 2020 Australia trip. Copious wildlife and epic scenery were the order of the day. Whereas getting out of Canberra for Melbourne couldn’t happen fast …